Community Outreach

Hillsdale College Mission Statement:

Hillsdale College was founded in 1844 with a purpose to "develop the minds and improve the hearts of its students," a reference to the moral and intellectual virtues. The driving purpose of athletics at Hillsdale College is to cultivate these virtues. Their practice, on the field of competition, inspires and elevates the minds and characters of those who compete and those who watch.

2018 Charger Football Victory Day - 9/01/2018

Victory Day is an evening and afternoon of education, inspiration and fun on the gridiron for children with cognitive and/or physical impairments in Hillsdale County. These Special Needs participants are provided with a full “game day experience” and have the opportunity to play football, cheer on the squad or march with the band while their parents, family members, caregivers and teachers witness the realization of a dream coming true for their child or friend.
The event is hosted by the Hillsdale College Football Program, the Hillsdale High School Football Program and the Reading High School Football Program.

High Rise delivered Christmas Cards which were signed during the basketball games on Saturday, December 9, 2017 by Charger fans to the elderly and/or disabled residents of the Hillsdale High Rise Apartments.

The Charger Basketball teams visited the 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms at Jonesville Elementary. They supported with reading aloud, script reading, and plot mapping. Thank you for letting us be a part of your school day!

Charger Athletics and Charger Basketball partnered with Hillsdale College Students Against Cancer and SAAC to raise awareness and funds for both the Hillsdale Hospital Infusion Ceneter and The American Caner Society.

Thursday, February 8, 2018: Women in Sports Night

The women of Charger Athletics came together for Hillsdale College Women’s Basketball vs. Ursuline College on Thursday, February 8 at 6:00 p.m. to meet young athletes from the community and and share about being women in positions of leadership on our campus.